Alan Rusbridger
@arusbridger.bsky.social
Editor, @prospectmagazine.co.uk / Former EiC the Guardian/ @reutersinstitute ARusbridger.com/ Speaking: [email protected].
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A firestorm has ripped through the BBC, but no one can quite put their finger on why. An analysis of yesterday's curious hearing into an undoubted PR coup by those who wish the BBC ill www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/media/...
A firestorm has ripped through the BBC—but no one will say why
Called before MPs, none of the characters who supposedly see so much wrong with the corporation would make a case for institutional bias
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November 25, 2025 at 11:59 AM
A firestorm has ripped through the BBC, but no one can quite put their finger on why. An analysis of yesterday's curious hearing into an undoubted PR coup by those who wish the BBC ill www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/media/...
Gibb; “ I had no editorial role whatsoever at the Jewish Chronicle”. Lee Harpin, reporter at the paper; “RG made a habit of calling into the office on print days to check up on what stories were topping the news list, and offering a view’”
November 24, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Gibb; “ I had no editorial role whatsoever at the Jewish Chronicle”. Lee Harpin, reporter at the paper; “RG made a habit of calling into the office on print days to check up on what stories were topping the news list, and offering a view’”
“Do you think the BBC is institutionally biased?” Michael Prescott, author of the Telegraph dossier: “I don’t”
November 24, 2025 at 3:47 PM
“Do you think the BBC is institutionally biased?” Michael Prescott, author of the Telegraph dossier: “I don’t”
“Six days after I sent the memo to OfCom, DCMS, there it was in the Telegraph.” Michael Prescott strongly suggests he didn’t leak it to the paper. Hmmm. Who did, then?
November 24, 2025 at 3:42 PM
“Six days after I sent the memo to OfCom, DCMS, there it was in the Telegraph.” Michael Prescott strongly suggests he didn’t leak it to the paper. Hmmm. Who did, then?
Can Samir Shah survive at the BBC? And what sort of Telegraph would the Daily Mail stable produce? Up to the minute breaking episode of @mediaconfidential.bsky.social with @janinegibson.ft.com www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/podcasts/med...
The BBC crisis: the next test
Senior figures at the BBC will face MPs later on Monday. Alan and Janine discuss the latest
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November 24, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Can Samir Shah survive at the BBC? And what sort of Telegraph would the Daily Mail stable produce? Up to the minute breaking episode of @mediaconfidential.bsky.social with @janinegibson.ft.com www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/podcasts/med...
Sound of penny dropping at the BBC www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
BBC to expand standards panel and add deputy director general after bias row
Planned overhaul of editorial guidelines committee would dilute influence of Tory board appointment Robbie Gibb
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November 23, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Sound of penny dropping at the BBC www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
The handling of this BBC row is beginning to look a little shambolic www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
BBC board member quits after being ‘cut out’ of talks over liberal bias claims
Shumeet Banerji was away during crucial discussions that led to resignation of director general and BBC News chief
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November 21, 2025 at 6:14 PM
The handling of this BBC row is beginning to look a little shambolic www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
Two veteran US Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists watched the BBC Panorama that led to the decapitation of its two leading executives. Their verdicts may surprise you …. www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/media/...
Was the BBC’s Trump edit actually OK?
Two Pulitzer Prize-winning American editors offer their opinion on the offending Panorama episode
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November 21, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Two veteran US Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists watched the BBC Panorama that led to the decapitation of its two leading executives. Their verdicts may surprise you …. www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/media/...
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🎧: @arusbridger.bsky.social and @janinegibson.ft.com talk to David McCraw, the lead newsroom lawyer for the New York Times. He encourages the media not to be intimidated by Trump’s lawfare.
‘The New York Times won’t settle’: Why reporters will not be intimidated by Donald Trump
David McCraw, lead newsroom lawyer for the NYT, talks liberty and lawsuits with Alan and Janine
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November 20, 2025 at 7:00 PM
🎧: @arusbridger.bsky.social and @janinegibson.ft.com talk to David McCraw, the lead newsroom lawyer for the New York Times. He encourages the media not to be intimidated by Trump’s lawfare.
“It may take some time, it’s gonna cost some money… but I would not be worried” America’s best media lawyer- who has gone toe to toe with Donald Trump- has reassuring words for the BBC on the latest Media Confidential podcast . app.prospectmagazine.co.uk/story/71623/...
‘The New York Times won’t settle’: Why reporters will not be intimidated by Donald Trump
David McCraw, lead newsroom lawyer for the NYT, talks liberty and lawsuits with Alan and Janine
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November 20, 2025 at 11:40 AM
“It may take some time, it’s gonna cost some money… but I would not be worried” America’s best media lawyer- who has gone toe to toe with Donald Trump- has reassuring words for the BBC on the latest Media Confidential podcast . app.prospectmagazine.co.uk/story/71623/...
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November 17, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Prospect magazine is launching the Prospect Resilience Series – a new roundtable programme exploring how Britain can withstand future shocks and turn risk into long-term renewal.
If you would like to hear more about the Prospect Resilience Series, contact: wendy.miller@prospec...
If you would like to hear more about the Prospect Resilience Series, contact: wendy.miller@prospec...
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In today’s Lightbulb, Prospect’s free daily newsletter, @arusbridger.bsky.social does a deep dive into the Prescott dossier and the BBC crisis.
Plus: what would you put in your emergency bag in the event of war? @okhromeychuk.bsky.social on what Ukrainians do.
Plus: what would you put in your emergency bag in the event of war? @okhromeychuk.bsky.social on what Ukrainians do.
The real threat to BBC impartiality
Plus: what would you put in your emergency war bag?
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November 17, 2025 at 1:44 PM
In today’s Lightbulb, Prospect’s free daily newsletter, @arusbridger.bsky.social does a deep dive into the Prescott dossier and the BBC crisis.
Plus: what would you put in your emergency bag in the event of war? @okhromeychuk.bsky.social on what Ukrainians do.
Plus: what would you put in your emergency bag in the event of war? @okhromeychuk.bsky.social on what Ukrainians do.
This is very concerning. In future the BBC should submit any proposals for the Reith Lectures to Karoline Leavitt at the White House so that President Trump can sign off on them. Maye Pete Hegseth next year?
November 16, 2025 at 7:31 PM
This is very concerning. In future the BBC should submit any proposals for the Reith Lectures to Karoline Leavitt at the White House so that President Trump can sign off on them. Maye Pete Hegseth next year?
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The BBC should shame the American broadcasters for their spineless capitulation by refusing to be bullied, writes @arusbridger.bsky.social.
The four-word message the BBC should send Trump about his $1bn lawsuit
The corporation must show it will not be cowed, unlike American broadcast media, and call the president’s bluff
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November 15, 2025 at 2:44 PM
The BBC should shame the American broadcasters for their spineless capitulation by refusing to be bullied, writes @arusbridger.bsky.social.
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🎥: How should the BBC respond to the Trump lawsuit? @arusbridger, the FT’s @janinegibson.ft.com and former BBC exec Pat Younge discuss.
How the BBC should deal with Trump’s lawsuit—and prepare for PM Nigel Farage | Media Confidential
The BBC is under attack. On this episode of Media Confidential, Alan Rusbridger and Janine Gibson go to heart of the biggest media story of the week. Under fire from powerful enemies at home and abroad, does the broadcasting service have a future?
They're joined by Pat Younge, chair of the British
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November 15, 2025 at 5:23 PM
🎥: How should the BBC respond to the Trump lawsuit? @arusbridger, the FT’s @janinegibson.ft.com and former BBC exec Pat Younge discuss.
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Essential reading for anyone wanting to understand the plight of the BBC. And the imperative for Labour to Farage proof it. But also full of colourful detail and essential lessons for RTE and others where the same weaknesses could be exploited
This is the real threat to BBC impartiality. A weekend read by me setting the shambles of the last fortnight in proper context www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/media/...
The real threat to BBC impartiality
The BBC has suffered a week of mistakes, resignations and the threat of a $1bn lawsuit. But the biggest risks of bias are in the boardroom, not the ne...
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November 15, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Essential reading for anyone wanting to understand the plight of the BBC. And the imperative for Labour to Farage proof it. But also full of colourful detail and essential lessons for RTE and others where the same weaknesses could be exploited
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🎧: Under fire from powerful enemies at home and abroad, how can the BBC save itself? @arusbridger and the FT’s @janinegibson.ft.com speak to Pat Younge, former chief creative officer of BBC Television.
‘Trump is a grifter. The BBC must not pay him a dime’
Under fire from powerful enemies at home and abroad, how can the broadcasting service save itself?
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November 15, 2025 at 8:07 AM
🎧: Under fire from powerful enemies at home and abroad, how can the BBC save itself? @arusbridger and the FT’s @janinegibson.ft.com speak to Pat Younge, former chief creative officer of BBC Television.
This is the real threat to BBC impartiality. A weekend read by me setting the shambles of the last fortnight in proper context www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/media/...
The real threat to BBC impartiality
The BBC has suffered a week of mistakes, resignations and the threat of a $1bn lawsuit. But the biggest risks of bias are in the boardroom, not the ne...
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
November 15, 2025 at 9:31 AM
This is the real threat to BBC impartiality. A weekend read by me setting the shambles of the last fortnight in proper context www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/media/...
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On the BBC’s difficult governance structure, this piece by @arusbridger.bsky.social has already been widely shared but is worth a read: buff.ly/5U3iTeH
The BBC has bigger impartiality problems than its coverage of Trump
It is the BBC’s entire governance structure–rather than individual stories–that should cause most concern
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November 14, 2025 at 4:23 PM
On the BBC’s difficult governance structure, this piece by @arusbridger.bsky.social has already been widely shared but is worth a read: buff.ly/5U3iTeH
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🎥: ‘The BBC mustn’t pay Trump a dime’, says former BBC executive Pat Younge.
He joined @arusbridger.bsky.social and @janinegibson.ft.com on Media Confidential to discuss the Panorama debacle.
Watch 7 mins below 🧵 or click here for full ep: www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/podcasts/med...
He joined @arusbridger.bsky.social and @janinegibson.ft.com on Media Confidential to discuss the Panorama debacle.
Watch 7 mins below 🧵 or click here for full ep: www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/podcasts/med...
November 14, 2025 at 4:34 PM
🎥: ‘The BBC mustn’t pay Trump a dime’, says former BBC executive Pat Younge.
He joined @arusbridger.bsky.social and @janinegibson.ft.com on Media Confidential to discuss the Panorama debacle.
Watch 7 mins below 🧵 or click here for full ep: www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/podcasts/med...
He joined @arusbridger.bsky.social and @janinegibson.ft.com on Media Confidential to discuss the Panorama debacle.
Watch 7 mins below 🧵 or click here for full ep: www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/podcasts/med...
“Trump is a grifter The BBC must not pay him a dime” Former BBC top executive Pat Younge on the crisis at Broadcasting House www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/podcasts/med...
‘Trump is a grifter. The BBC must not pay him a dime’
Under fire from powerful enemies at home and abroad, how can the broadcasting service save itself?
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
November 13, 2025 at 12:44 PM
“Trump is a grifter The BBC must not pay him a dime” Former BBC top executive Pat Younge on the crisis at Broadcasting House www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/podcasts/med...
...in which I pull together all the most noteworthy aspects of Sir Robbie Gibb's tangled life at the intersection of politics and journalism.
November 12, 2025 at 5:08 PM
...in which I pull together all the most noteworthy aspects of Sir Robbie Gibb's tangled life at the intersection of politics and journalism.
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🎧: @carolecadwalla.bsky.social and @sarahdonaldson.bsky.social discuss their departure from the Observer...and their brand new project, @thenerve.news.
The Nerve: ‘We want to shine a light on culture… with a bit of “F— you” energy on the side’
Carole Cadwalladr and Sarah Donaldson discuss their departure from the Observer...and their brand new project
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November 10, 2025 at 6:59 PM
🎧: @carolecadwalla.bsky.social and @sarahdonaldson.bsky.social discuss their departure from the Observer...and their brand new project, @thenerve.news.
The BBC can retrieve something from this mess (and show US broadcasters what a spine is) by sending Donald Trump a four letter response: “See you in court!” www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/media/...
The four-word message the BBC should send Trump about his $1bn lawsuit
The corporation must show it will not be cowed, unlike American broadcast media, and call the president’s bluff
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
November 12, 2025 at 3:37 PM
The BBC can retrieve something from this mess (and show US broadcasters what a spine is) by sending Donald Trump a four letter response: “See you in court!” www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/media/...